Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
557,089 |
746,213 |
1,303,302 |
| 1990 |
589,610 |
925,459 |
1,515,069 |
| 2000 |
671,622 |
1,147,424 |
1,819,046 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
670,403 |
1,313,953 |
1,984,356 |
More information on New Mexico population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
26,158 |
32,290 |
30,182 |
| 2007 |
27,068 |
32,583 |
30,706 |
| Percent change |
7.0 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
36,348 |
41,302 |
39,740 |
| 2007 |
36,590 |
40,914 |
39,552 |
| Percent change |
1.3 |
-1.9 |
-0.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
20.5 |
15.7 |
17.6 |
| 1989 |
25.0 |
17.8 |
20.6 |
| 1999 |
22.3 |
16.2 |
18.4 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
20.8 |
16.3 |
17.9 |
More information on New Mexico poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
36.7 |
27.4 |
31.1 |
| 1990 |
30.8 |
21.3 |
24.9 |
| 2000 |
25.4 |
18.7 |
21.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
35.0 |
33.9 |
34.1 |
| 1990 |
30.4 |
27.7 |
28.7 |
| 2000 |
29.0 |
25.2 |
26.6 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
15.4 |
18.3 |
17.1 |
| 1990 |
24.2 |
27.0 |
25.9 |
| 2000 |
28.4 |
29.1 |
28.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
13.5 |
20.4 |
17.6 |
| 1990 |
14.6 |
24.0 |
20.4 |
| 2000 |
17.2 |
27.0 |
23.5 |
More information on New Mexico education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
77,673,275 |
77,667,533 |
77,629,852 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
46,177,267 |
44,810,083 |
43,238,049 |
| Percent of total land area |
59.5 |
57.7 |
55.7 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
2,307,719 |
2,575,107 |
2,334,018 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.0 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
27.1 |
31.9 |
27.4 |
| Percent irrigated |
30.7 |
25.4 |
27.8 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
1,118,176 |
856,166 |
1,009,683 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
2,453,305 |
2,548,379 |
2,868,929 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
78.0 |
68.3 |
70.8 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
40,964,637 |
39,136,229 |
37,597,641 |
| Percent of total farmland |
88.7 |
87.3 |
87.0 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
451,606 |
550,368 |
437,461 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
484,629 |
545,884 |
592,766 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
2,583 |
2,954 |
2,066 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
48.6 |
52.6 |
58.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
21.1 |
18.6 |
18.2 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
8.4 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
7.2 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
14.7 |
16.0 |
11.8 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
67.2 |
68.3 |
72.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
17.5 |
16.3 |
14.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
11,642 |
10,666 |
15,850 |
| Percent of total |
65.1 |
70.3 |
75.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
4,522 |
3,612 |
4,007 |
| Percent of total |
25.3 |
23.8 |
19.1 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
1,712 |
892 |
1,073 |
| Percent of total |
9.6 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
15,194 |
13,455 |
18,185 |
| Percent of total |
85.0 |
88.7 |
86.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
866 |
573 |
780 |
| Percent of total |
4.8 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
1,338 |
885 |
1,456 |
| Percent of total |
7.5 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
125 |
58 |
59 |
| Percent of total |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
353 |
199 |
450 |
| Percent of total |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.9 |
56.4 |
59.6 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
46.8 |
55.9 |
48.0 |
| Men |
15,275 |
13,002 |
16,284 |
| Women |
2,601 |
2,168 |
4,646 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
21,000 |
20,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
724,171 |
698,451 |
| + Final animal output |
2,312,446 |
2,420,628 |
| + Services and forestry |
262,509 |
269,555 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,299,126 |
3,388,634 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,909,223 |
2,016,084 |
| + Net government transactions |
17,304 |
24,482 |
| = Gross value added |
1,407,207 |
1,397,032 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
154,112 |
161,246 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,253,095 |
1,235,786 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
406,435 |
405,951 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
260,336 |
254,210 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
24,304 |
34,605 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
121,795 |
117,136 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
846,660 |
829,835 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
1,362,200 |
43.7 |
3.9 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
999,419 |
32.1 |
2.1 |
| 3. Hay |
225,657 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
| 4. Pecans |
62,350 |
2.0 |
24.0 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
62,050 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
3,116,891 |
|
1.0 |
| |
More information on New Mexico's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Dairy products |
6 |
179.4 |
| 2. Tree nuts |
4 |
61.5 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
38 |
33.4 |
| 4. Cotton and linters |
16 |
27.7 |
| 5. Feed grains and products |
34 |
23.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
37 |
385.0 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Dona Ana County |
17.9 |
388,787 |
| 2. Curry County |
16.0 |
347,323 |
| 3. Chaves County |
15.6 |
339,088 |
| 4. Roosevelt County |
11.7 |
253,950 |
| 5. Union County |
6.3 |
136,971 |
| |
| State total |
|
2,175,080 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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